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A. SEVBRS'ON.

Wash-Bench.

No. 224,799. "Patented Feb. 24, 1880.

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WITNESSES:

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N-FETERS, PHbTmUTMOGRAPMER, wAsmN'nON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAM snvnnson, or AUBURN, NEW YORK.-

WASH-BENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,799, dated February 24, 1 880.

Application filed May 6, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAM SEvERsoN, of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved WashBench, of which the followingis a specification. The object of this invention is to provide -a wash-bench susceptible of being raised in height and of being compactly folded.

It consists of a tripod two of the legs whereof are fixed tothe head and provided with casters, while the third is pivoted in the head i and can be folded around near the other two.

f In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section on lines: :0 of my improved table, and Fig. 2 is abottom view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts. v. Referring to the drawings, A represents the metal head of the tripod, to opposite ends of one side whereof are attached, at an acute angle to each other, the fixed legs B B, provided with casters a a. At the middle of the length l of the head is a straight socket, in which-is held a pivot, 12, entered into the upper end of the movable leg 0, so that the latter projects downward and outward from thehead, thus furnishing-a support for that side, as shown in Fig. 1. A set-screw, c, is passed through to the pivot b, so as to secure the leg in a desired position.

Through projections 01 d is made a' socket, through which is passed the shanke of the frame D, consisting of a T-head' on the shank,

with right-angular end pieces, ff, which rest between the cleats g g onthe bottom of the table parallel to each other. The top is pivoted to the frame by a rod, h, passed through the cleatsand the ends of pieces f. When the table is in a horizontal positio it is. held by a pin, 2', passed through one of the cleats and the adjacent end of one of the pieces f opposite the connection with the rod then drawing D is a handle attached to the side of the 7 top next to the pivoted leg 0.

The top of the table is circular, and when secured in a horizontal position the tub is set on the top, or with the projecting edge of the staves over the edge of the table, so that the tub cannot slip. By means of the set-screw j the top can be secured at a height suitable to the person employed at it.

When it isdesirable to move the table from place to place in the room when the tub is on it, the leg 0 is slightly lifted from the floor; it by the handle D it moves on the casters a easily. At other times the leg G, fixed by'screw c, prevents it from moving.

When the table is not in use and it is wished to put it out of the way, the set-screw can be released, the leg (J turned halfway around, bringing it parallel with legs B B, and the top turned up, as in the dotted lines in Fig. 1. In this condition it can be hung up or stored away. In addition to a wash-bench, it will be found serviceable for picnic-parties, hunters, and'others requiring a portable and compact table. I

Having thus described claim as new and Patent The combination, with the head A, having fixed inclined legs B B, of the inclined leg 0, having a vertical pivot, b, that fits a corresponding socket of the head, and may be secured in any desired position by a screw, 0, as shown anddescribed.

ABRAM sEvERsoN.

Witnesses:

, WM. D. SLEE, M. H. SLEE. 

